The Year 2000 Problem: Status Report on the Federal, State, Local, and Foreign Governments : Joint Hearing Before the Committee on Government Reform and the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, January 20, 1999 |
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Page 29 - Transportation shall establish a working group of State and local government officials, including representatives of the National Governors' Association, the National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, the United States Conference of Mayors, and the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Page 96 - Year 2000 readiness, to include identifying and assessing risks to the nation's key economic sectors— including risks posed by international links. In October 1998 the Chair directed the Council's sector working groups to begin assessing their sectors. The Chair also provided a recommended guide of core questions that the Council asked to be included in surveys by the associations performing the assessments. These questions included the percentage of work that has been completed in the assessment,...
Page 107 - October 22, 1998) Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Updated Status of Department of Education's Information Systems (GAO/T-AIMD-99-8, October 8, 1998) Year 2000 Computing Crisis: The District of Columbia Faces Tremendous Challenges in Ensuring That Vital Services Are Not Disrupted...
Page 110 - March 24, 1998) Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Office of Thrift Supervision's Efforts to Ensure Thrift Systems Are Year 2000 Compliant (GAO/T-AIMD-98-102, March 18, 1998) Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Strong Leadership and Effective Public/Private Cooperation Needed to Avoid Major Disruptions...
Page 92 - Year 2000 Computing Crisis: A Testing Guide (GAO/AIMD-10.1.21, November 1998) Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Readiness of State Automated Systems to Support Federal Welfare Programs (GAO/AIMD-99-28, November 6, 1998...
Page 87 - Business continuity and contingency plans are essential. Without such plans, when unpredicted failures occur, agencies will not have well-defined responses and may not have enough time to develop and test alternatives.
Page 96 - OR INCOMPLETE Beyond the risks faced by federal, state, and local governments, the year 2000 also poses a serious challenge to the public infrastructure, key economic sectors, and to other countries. To address these concerns, in April 1998 we recommended that the Council...
Page 107 - September 17, 1998) Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Federal Depository Institution Regulators Are Making Progress, But Challenges Remain (GAO/T-AIMD-98-305. September 17, 1998) Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Federal Reserve Is Acting To Ensure Financial Institutions Are Fixing Systems But Challenges Remain (GAO/AIMD-98-248, September 17. 1998...